The Downtown Brooklyn Thread

two tents.

I'm here all week.

Try the veal!

I've seen bartenders break out the ashtrays at 3am, back when my late weeknights were free.

^^^ on the two recent-ish visits i've made i saw that happen a few times

oh yeah, when I said I was "here all week", I didn't mean Downtown Brooklyn. Brooklyn is sooo 00s.

ANYWAY

remember when we were talking about community banks?

http://moveyourmoney.info/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/move-your-money-a-new-yea_b_406022.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/07/move-your-money-movement_n_415326.html

UPDATE -- Credit Unions: Some commenters have written us suggesting that we also include credit unions. Like the FDIC for banks and thrifts, the National Credit Union Administration insures the deposits of credit unions and is a good resource for financial data on specific institutions. Credit unions do not disclose financial data in the same way as FDIC-insured banks. As a result, credit unions are not presently included in the IRA ratings database, which covers over 8,000 federally insured banks and thrifts. IRA is developing a method to rate credit unions in a way that is comparable to the IRA bank stress ratings. We'll be updating users of "Move Your Money" on this issue early in 2010.

Apple Bank looks to have a decent enough number of locations. I'd have to be a little more disciplined about keeping cash I guess, not being able to depend on there being a Chase ATM every 2 blocks.

as long as we're staying on topic i recall being shocked that hank's saloon observed the smoking ban rigorously - i still love that place though

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, January 7, 2010

they are still pretty vigorous about it FYI - they're around the corner from my place, they really just have hoards of people standing outside every weekend, the corner gets overtaken some nights. freddy's has also become very strict about it! but there are some obvious reasons as to why they want to follow the letter of the law nowadays. it was just funny because a friend who had moved out of the neighb for a while moved back and immediately ran to freddy's, got drunk, and tried to light up (in the front room no less) and the bartender went ape shit on her about it. i actually stared at the group who were all suddenly lighting up in HORROR and i smoke.

It wasn't me! I promise!

if anyone finds out what the trivia movie at Sh4rlene's is next Mon, post. then show up.

No it was M03 who did it!

also freddy's is now honoring george will this weekend btw if anyone is bored
http://gawker.com/5443864/brooklyn-bar-endorses-george-will-column

Tracey: That George Will just get more and more conservative

(Tracy, sorry)

Hank's and Freddy's are ground level with windows. Lit has 2 levels of door people and a basement.

freddy's is also scheduled to be demolished and is fighting it - the ground level with windows wasn't an issue a couple years ago for them.

I need to flee Sh4rlene's like Cinderella once trivia is over tonight, w ehave a 9am training session tom'w. :p

Cinema scholar and Robert Ashley fan donna rouge may try to join us.

Well we're gonna need two teams then! What are we at so far?

I don't know. me, you, Ian sounds like a maybe, JRedd, Dave, donna. mook no.

lol 'cinema scholar'. is there typically a movie portion?

yes, one of six rounds (This Is Spinal Tap tonight).

well if there are six, we will just break into 2 teams of 3, which means I will not reveal my guesses on the likely Tap questions.

Ha, I was going to say they were going to ask about the works of someone whom Paul Schrader described as one of the "auteurs of today."

Morbius, in that case I think I'll be on the other team but please give me somebody who knows something about sports.

no sports in the quiz

don't know why but that's part of the posted rules

usually (I've only been twice) there is a movie round all on one movie, an audio round (1970s TV show themes, #1 hits of the 2000s), current events & news ... the rest has been pretty random (Xmas toys, fast food, 100 best novels of the 20th century)

#1 hits? Cool. Of the 2000s? Oh no.

The bartender who designed that round said he was never doing anything from the 2000's again.

#1 hits of 2000s is where i'd definitely come in handy

(/whippersnapper)

well, your moment has come and gone. :)

Thing say sign up at 8:30 play at 9. What happens if somebody shows up at 8:45?

They still have time for a cigarette or two before the quiz starts?

Haha very funny, Laurel. So what time I'm 'posed to be there? Upthread you guys were meeting at 8.

Oh, whenever we all get there? I'll shoot for 8.15 or 8.30.

OK, sounds good.

http://www.impawards.com/1981/posters/victory.jpg

Can't see it.

Oh, I get it.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4V9V-i5WMwI/RrSlf9T95II/AAAAAAAAAGI/rVnfd4glkhg/s320/victory.jpg

haha yeah it's working sporadically. not as emphatic as i hoped

fun times

http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-the-90s-367891_400_300.jpg

(nice meeting yall!)

yeah, that was fun.

hey Laurel have you been to the new soccer bar Woodwork at Vanderbilt and Dean

looks pretty cool. opened last Sunday. gonna be open for breakfast starting at 8am and stay open til 2am with constant futbol on three flat-screens.

Just in time for World Cup.

Well a few months in advance.

Wow WOW no, now I will never go anywhere else again, if they're open for ALL games and not just the convenient ones. I've been biking or busing to far away places but in the crappy weather I just can't bear it.

Too bad I can't try it out today, Liverpool plays Wolves at 3pm.

http://www.chefross.com/4.html
We show football seven days a week from 7am to 4am on five 50" High Definition Televisions.

I can't imagine them maintaining this schedule.

or maybe they have already made the slight downgrade to what dmr posted. either way, good luck to them, i will be there for the world cup.

menu said 8am to 2am but they're not opening at 8 right now. just normal bar hours. soft open, they don't have taps yet or a full food menu.

also when I was in there they only had two TVs so far, lol

place still seems cool

i will test-drive them during the olympics

Damn, I was going to go for an 11am game on Saturday. Fuck a sof-- never mind.